Lakeside Diner

Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten. Cree Nation Tribal Prophecy

“As Greece’s leftwing prime minister, Antonis Samaras, prepared to meet eurozone leaders this week for the first time since taking office, a senior ally of German chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted there is no room for concessions to Greece on the conditions of its aid programme and no appetite for a third rescue package.”

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“Violence by Jewish settlers has been cited for the first time in a US state department list of ‘terrorist incidents’, as Israeli political leaders condemned a string of recent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem.”

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“Lonmin is threatening to sack its striking staff unless they go back to work on Monday despite the deaths of 34 miners shot by the South African police last week. The London-listed platinum miner said it would stick to an ultimatum issued before Thursday and the worst incident of police violence since the end of apartheid at its Marikana mine.”